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    Highway Department Truck

    Thanks guys. I agree that all of the people in town don't look down the road at long term costs! But renting does make sense for the situation we're in now. Its a shame that the town couldn't fix up the truck thats off the road (1986 Ford F-8000). Oh well. To me, $140,000 seems like a lot of...
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    Highway Department Truck

    The highway department in my town has an older dump truck that is beyond repair.:Pointhead Last spring, the superintendent had an article in town meeting to replace it. Most of the town members didn't approve of purchasing a new truck. At the time, it would only cost the town around $30,000...
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    Mack Midliner Service Truck

    Hi everybody. I was looking around on truckpaper.com and I found a single axle 1995 Mack Midliner CS200P Service truck. It has a Renault Turbo Diesel and a 6spd. manual. I am just wondering if this is a good model truck/engine/transmission for its use as a mechanics truck. Thanks you, Calhoonie
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    Best Engine For Medium Duty Trucks

    Hey ben46a have you got any info on those MBE4000's in the sterlings?:beatsme If anyone else have any experience with the Mercedes-Benz engines i'm interested in finding out what you got to say. Thanks! calhoonie:usa
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    Best Engine For Medium Duty Trucks

    Thanks guys! Anyone out there have any experience on the Mercedes diesels (MBE900, MBE4000). The application would be in a tri-axle dump truck with an 8LL
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    Best Engine For Medium Duty Trucks

    Hey everyone. Would like to know if any of you have any opinions/experience with the Cat C7, Cummins ISL, or MBE900. I am wondering what the best of these engines is. Thanks!-calhoonie
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    International gas engine

    Hi, can someone tell me about the International gas engines from the 70s in the Loadstars/Cargostars? I found a VT-345 in a Cargostar at my neighbors farm and just wondering how those engines were back in the day. Thanks!-Calhoonie
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    Allison transmission website

    Yeah it must have just been down last night for some reason...back up today.
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    Allison transmission website

    Oh! I guess I didn't know GM had sold it. Who did they sell it to?
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    Allison transmission website

    Hey does anyone know why Allison's website has been down for a while?
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    Older Cat engines

    Hey everyone! Just wondered what the pros and cons are of the Cat 1693 turbo and the Cat 3208. Have been looking around on truckpaper.com and I want to see what others have to say about these engines. Thanks alot! -Calhoonie
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    Cheap-ooo One inch Impacts ??

    Does anyone have experience with the harbor freight air compressors?:beatsme looking in purchasing a in-expensive one to run air tools. Thanks
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    Deuce and 1/2

    This website-----http://www.vannattabros.com/truck.html----- is a great website with information on the "deuce and a half" in terms of gvw, payload, engine, specs and some problems that they have had with theirs. There are alot of other trucks that are featured on this site too. Hope you enjoy...
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    Bleed Green...

    Nice Pics! Nothing runs like a Deere!
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    Picture of my old Pete 359, in a round about way--

    Nice Truck:)
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    Stone Slinger Trucks

    those are pretty cool! none that i know of here in western mass, only flowboy trucks for paving.
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    New 2008 F350

    how is the new 6.4 powerstroke in the new 2008 superduty? does anyone have any experience with them?:beatsme thanks
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    NYS Mack Granites!

    Thanks! I can understand that! I'm still in high school but I can't wait until I'm old enough to get my cdl!:)
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    New 2008 F350

    Very nice truck!
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    NYS Mack Granites!

    Hi I'm new to this site but I have a question about plow and sander trucks. Why do most cities and towns spec their trucks with automatic transmission vs. the manual? If an automatic usually costs more to be spec'd, what is the purpose? :beatsme Thank you!
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